This is cute, you gotta admit.

It does smell of French Vanilla but also of menthol. I'm not that keen on putting menthol on my lips, personally (I know some people are huge fans) but the tube is cute and the balm does it's job well. The smaller size is great for those who have smaller lips (not me) or just freaks like me who love cute shizz. This is cute. I like it. The poorly hidden K-pop fan in me wants to scribble all over it in Hangeul and pretend it's made by Etude House, and I too can look cute like my favourite K-pop celebs by using it. I don't know why, or what's wrong with me.



Pretty much the only downside to this is the quantity. This was £1.25 (or thereabouts, I think. Maybe a little more) from Superdrug, and you get 2g of product in this stick, whereas a 'normal' sized balm from say Nivea would be about 4g and about £1.70, or if you go for the own brand versions, around the same price as the Softlips. The way I see it, I'm paying for the cute packaging - which is fine. I know and understand that, and made my decision. But this doesn't work miracles on my bone dry lips, nor does it really taste of anything (smells of something though) so it's not like a miracle lip treatment for me. IT'S SO CUTE THOUGH.

Seriously, I consider this the budget of obtaining cuteness without paying through the nose for some authentic Asian brand on eBay. Wait until payday rolls around again, then I can afford the real deal.

I'm a total Etsy n00b, but when I saw these adorable creations on the Muse's giveaway post, I couldn't resist. My inner weeaboo still squees in delight when the word "kawaii" is applied to jewellery. I browsed beadpassion's Etsy shop and eventually decided on a cute chocolate chip cookie bracelet, which came with matching earrings. After I ordered, she convo'd me to say that there were some delivery delays in the UK and it might take a bit longer to come than expected (which was fine with me) and yeah! Incidentally, this and my Fyrinnae order came on the same day. O_o.

 I walked in the door from school, saw that there were letters on the table that weren't bills and pounced on them. Lucky I did, eh?
Do you see the Hello Kitty stickers that she included? I love Hello Kitty so this was immediate brownie points for her.
 I love the box. It's so thoughtful, with a little Christmassy bow on top and everything. Awesome packaging!
 So cute! I have to try and stop myself from like, eating them. They look really realistic.
 Helen glazed them for me at no extra charge :P I asked for them glazed because I just love shiny things. I've been wearing this to school (yes, we have strict "no jewellery except for one silver crucifix and two stud earrings for girls" policy and I was like "balls to that".) and it distracts me in Maths lessons. Best money that's ever been spent. It's so well made, and I didn't think it'd feel this light.
Free gifts! Seriously, beadpassion is the best and Helen is awesome. Thank you so much for making my first Etsy experience amazing!